By Jennifer R Jones | Posted on July 26, 2013 5:48 PM
66Th Tony Awards Telecast Earns 5 Emmy Nominations, Broadway And TV Unite As The Annual Awards Show Earns Recognition In Multiple Categories, The Emmy Awards Air On September 22
Tony Awards Broadcast Receives Emmy Award Nominations
This year's Tony Awards broadcast met with a (rare) chorus of approval from Broadway theater fans -- and now the annual awards show is getting recognition from the TV industry as well. The 66th Annual Tony Awards telecast, which aired early last month, has received a total of five Emmy Award nominations.
The 2012 Tony Awards broadcast earned nominations in the categories of Outstanding Special Class Programs; Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics; Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special; Outstanding Music Direction; and Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special. The Emmy Awards will air on the CBS network on September 22, 2013.
